'Cambodia' on Serious Eats

"What makes this pizza so 'happy'? Let's just say there's a powerful herbal component to this pizza." That's Anthony Bourdain as he samples the infamous "happy pizza" of Cambodia in this clip from the most recent episode of No Reservations. "The crust could be a little crispier. But, really, which is more important, crispy crust or crispy diner?" [via JKdrummer]

'Last Dance with Mary Jane' Photograph from Adam Goral on Flickr It's been the pizza topping of choice among debauched backpackers in Cambodia for years, but a crackdown on marijuana in the Southeast Asian country is putting an end to "happy pizza" there, thanks to the Cambodian government's fight against drugs. ... foreign inspiration transformed the drug into arguably the world's most talked-about pizza topping. Dozens of happy pizza parlours sprang up around the country as backpack tourism boomed.But now the Cambodian government's current battle against drugs has given "pizza wars" a whole new meaning.This week marijuana was claimed as... More